sed the immediate presence of Christ, to whom all
power, both in heaven and in earth, has been given (Matt. 28:18-20). The
language of the inspired Book describes such witnesses as "Ambassadors
for Christ": "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did
beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to
God" (II Cor. 5:20). And the ambassador's message is also given in the
next verse of the same passage: "For He hath made Him to be sin for us,
who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him"
(we who knew no righteousness).

Nowhere does the saint need more direct teaching of the Spirit than in
regard to the relatioin he sustains to this world. In spite of the
similarity of his earth life to that of the world's people, he must
reckon himself to be dead in Christ and raised to newness of life.
Expecting the world to misunderstand him and even to hate him, he must
"wisely walk before them who are without." He is called upon to "use
this world but not to abuse it;" and that which is of itself pure and
good may become undesirable to him at times, because its use would
further the interests of Satan.

Some have taken the extreme position of assigning to Satan the material
universe and everything that is in the world to-day; not recognizing the
fact that no material or physical thing is evil of itself. God created
all things good. Satan has created nothing, and his present relation to
the world is only as a permitted usurper who appropriates and devastates
the things of God in the interests of his own ambition. He is the
file-leader in a great and terrible rebellion against the government of
God: but the natural universe, like all the powers of the human mind and
will, belongs primarily to God, the Creator; and by title of
inheritance, they belong also, to the child of God: "therefore let no
man glory in men. For all things are yours; whether Paul, or Apollos, or
Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to
come; all are yours; and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's" (I Cor.
3:21-23). Yet, since Satan is making use of many good things to cover
his evil purpose, the child of God must, for the present, discern the
hidden evil and, in loyalty to his Lord, reject everything that may
further the workings of Satan. The Scripture is very clear on this
point, and discusses one issue as an example of all similar issues. This
discussion in Scripture is